Antenna Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

Long Wave Inc. is recognized as a world-class installer and maintainer of Towers and Antennas of all frequency ranges around the world. Our program managers, engineers, superintendents, and technicians possess years of experience and stand ready to Maintain, Repair and Replace, or install Turn-Key communications sites and antenna fields. From installation of industry leading grounding systems to the outstanding final report of base-line antenna system operations, Long Wave will deliver the quality our customers demand while giving our customer’s on-line mission the respect it demands. Long Wave is 100% OSHA compliant and experts at meeting our customer’s needs. Our teams are experience with both the commercial industries best practices as well as government requirements for quality control, safety and environmental compliance.

We have the experience and manpower to install and repair towers of all shapes and heights. Our experienced teams ensure foundations are poured to exact ASTM specifications of design engineers and expert civil workers ensure curing standards adherence. Our climbers are 100% third-party trained and work safely and professionally to install the customer’s tower on time and within budget.

For over 20 years Long Wave Inc. has provided engineering, technical, and programmatic services in support of the submarine strategic shore based VLF/LF/HF communication facilities and equipment. Long Wave has been involved in a full range of VLF/LF engineering support projects to include: post deployment product support of systems such as high-powered transmitters, helix enclosures, antennas, and towers. Our team of engineers, SMEs, technicians and field support personnel provides support to the Navy’s entire high-powered VLF/LF Fixed Submarine Broadcast System (FSBS) transmitting systems/equipment and associated antenna systems located throughout the world. Our experience includes a broad range of products and services ranging from full tower maintenance on some of the tallest towers in the world to bushing and lighting system replacement which includes design, development, installation and repair.

Long Wave takes our climbing mission very seriously and follows OSHA guidance to the letter.

LWI Project Management team implements a Customer-Focused process that starts with the customer’s needs and ends with the customer’s satisfaction. Our engineers, project managers, and support staff continually coordinate with the customer every step to ensure the project is completed on time and within budget.

Our CMMI/ISSO 9001:2008 approved processes are closely followed to guarantee critical control and compliance. 100% customer satisfaction is our only goal.

Tower Inspection

Individual site and tower inspections

Ground-based

Climbed

Installation

Civil Work

Terrain Preparation

Foundations

Iron Work

Tower Assembly

Tower Erection

Coaxial Cable Installation

Laying Coaxial Cable

Experience with both Air-Dielectric and Foam Filled types in varying sizes

Connecting Coax Cable to operating equipment and respective Matrixes within control buildings

GBSLP Installation

GBSLP installation specific to antenna

GBSLP installation inside facilities to protect operating equipment

GBSLP to provide Lightening Protection to personnel and equipment

Repair

Replacement of tower bracings

Replacement of guy wires

Repair/replacement of antenna arrays

Repair/replacement of motors and other electrical operations

Repair/replacement of GBSLP at the antenna and inside facilities

Repair/replacement of damaged Coax Cable

Maintenance

Replacement of missing hardware

Treatment of corrosion areas—technical term is Corrosion Control and Weatherization

Correction of antenna verticality

Guy wire tensioning

Maintenance of proper ground connections

Maintenance of Coaxial Cable lines inside control facilities as well as buried